sabato 19 aprile 2014

Taschen's "The Making Of Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'" is available for pre-order!



Made in exclusive collaboration with the Kubrick estate and Warner Bros., The Making Of Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a copiously illustrated work features hundreds of unique 2001-related documents, concept artworks, and superb behind-the-scenes photographs from the Kubrick Archives—most of which have never been published before—as well as exclusive correspondence and personal testimony from Kubrick's co-screenwriter Arthur C. Clarke.




Four hardcover volumes with a metal slipcase, all designed by M/M (Paris):
Volume 1: Film stills
Volume 2: Behind the scenes (including new interviews with lead actors, senior production designers, and key special-effects experts)
Volume 3: Facsimile of original screenplay
Volume 4: Facsimile of original 1965 production notes
Box cover painted by Wayne Haag based on 2001: A Space Odyssey elements
Plus a small comic surprise

Limited to a total of 1,500 copies: Art Edition No 1-500 (Art Edition A and B, with a signed print by Brian Sanders) and Collector’s Edition No. 501-1,500

The author:

Piers Bizony has written about science and the history of technology for a wide variety of publishers in the UK and the US. A recent project, Atom, a book linked with a major BBC TV series, told the dramatic story of the rivalries and passions behind the discovery of quantum physics. The Man Who Ran the Moon picked up rave reviews for its account of NASA's lunar-era chief administrator, Jim Webb, and Starman, a gripping biography of Yuri Gagarin (co-authored with Jamie Doran) was optioned earlier this year. A feature film is being planned. His text for The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a much extended and updated version of his bestselling 1994 monograph 2001: Filming the Future.

The designer:

Established in Paris in 1992, M/M (Paris) is an art and design partnership consisting of Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag. They are best known for their art direction and collaborations with musicians, fashion designers, and contemporary artists, including Björk, Madonna, Yohji Yamamoto, Balenciaga, Pierre Huyghe, and Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, as well as magazines including Vogue Paris, Interview, and Purple Fashion. In addition to solo shows in galleries in Europe and Japan, they have participated in exhibitions at Centre Pompidou and Guggenheim New York, and their work is featured in public collections around the world.

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